Terms of Use

These terms apply to access and use of Durham County Released Inmates. By continuing to use the site, you agree to these limits and responsibilities. If you do not agree, stop using the service.

This is a privately owned reference site with no affiliation to a government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers FCRA-covered services. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency, and it may not be used for credit, employment, insurance, housing, tenant screening, or other FCRA purposes.


Nature of the Service

Durham County Released Inmates points visitors to inmate and jail record resources in Durham County and North Carolina, along with outside research tools. It stores no official custody or court records. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or file a request with an agency for a visitor.


Acceptable Use Rules

Use must be lawful and must not harm another person or interfere with the service.

  • Do not violate any law through the site.
  • Do not stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate anyone.
  • Do not use information for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or another regulated decision.
  • Do not attempt unauthorized access to accounts, servers, or data.
  • Do not use bots, scrapers, or automated extraction tools.
  • Do not disrupt access for other visitors.

FCRA Use Is Prohibited

Durham County Released Inmates is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not supply a background check, credit report, or consumer report. Its partners do not provide screening services through this site. You agree not to use any information for:

  • Hiring, firing, or another employment decision
  • Tenant selection or housing screening
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility
  • Any other purpose governed by the FCRA

Outside Websites

Links can lead to Sheriff or corrections sites, public portals, legal resources, release records, or third-party search providers. A link is not an endorsement. This site does not control an outside service's content, privacy practices, terms, fees, or availability. Review the destination's rules before using it.


No Warranties

The site and its content are provided "as is" and "as available." No promise is made that information is accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted, free of errors or security flaws, or that a partner search will return every relevant record. Custody status and public records can change quickly. Nothing shown here is an official statement from the Sheriff, a court, or another government agency.


Limits on Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site and its owners, contributors, and partners are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive loss arising from access, inability to access, reliance on content, or use of an outside link.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the site and its owners, contributors, and partners harmless from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use, misuse, or violation of these terms.


Ownership of Content

Unless otherwise identified, site text, graphics, logos, organization, and code belong to Durham County Released Inmates or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, republished, or distributed without written permission.


Changes and Access

These terms may change at any time, and the posted revision takes effect when published. Access may also be limited, suspended, or revoked at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.


North Carolina Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute must be filed in a court with jurisdiction in North Carolina.


Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the rest remain effective. The affected provision will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Terms Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact Us page.